Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	book_n	church_n	religion_n	2,750	5	5.6458	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27340	The belief of praying for the dead	Belhaven, John Hamilton, Baron, 1656-1708.	1688 (1688)	Wing B1787; ESTC R16794	35,862	72

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